Mercer County, OH has a population of 40,886 people with a median age of 40 and a median household income of $55,220. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Mercer County, OH grew from 40,863 to 40,886, a 0.06% increase and its median household income grew from $53,099 to $55,220, a 3.99% increase.

The population of Mercer County, OH is 95.9%White, 1.76%Hispanic, and 0.89%Two+. 1.91% of the people in Mercer County, OH speak a non-English language, and 99% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in Mercer County, OH is $134,800, and the homeownership rate is 76%. Most people in Mercer County, OH commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 17.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Mercer County, OH is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Mercer County, OH is $55,220. Males in Mercer County, OH have an average income that is 1.35 times higher than the average income of females, which is $37,046. The income inequality of Mercer County, OH (measured using the Gini index) is 0.38 which is lower than the national average.

Households in Mercer County, OH have a median annual income of $55,220, which is less than the median annual income in the United States. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Mercer County, OH compares to that in it's parent locations.

The closest comparable data for the county of Mercer County, OH is from the public use microdata area of Auglaize, Mercer & Van Wert Counties PUMA, OH.

Highest Average Salaries by Race & Ethnicity

1.Two or more races$58,656±$30,914

2.Asian$40,407±$37,051

3.White$39,818±$1,888

In 2016 the highest paid race/ethnicity of Auglaize, Mercer & Van Wert Counties PUMA, OH workers was Two or more races. These workers were paid 1.45 times more than Asian workers, who made the second highest salary of any race/ethnicity.

In 2016, the income inequality in Auglaize, Mercer & Van Wert Counties PUMA, OH was 0.38 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.07% decline from 2015 to 2016, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even.

In 2016, the census tract with the highest Median Household Income in Mercer County, OH was Census Tract 673 with a value of $70,226, followed by Census Tract 680 and Census Tract 679, with respective values of $70,205 and $67,891.

The following map shows all of the census tracts in Mercer County, OH colored by their Median Household Income.

8.31% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mercer County, OH (3,347 out of 40,300 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 14%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Female 25-34, followed by Female 18-24 and then Female 35-44.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mercer County, OH is White, followed by Hispanic or Latino and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2015 to 2016, employment in Mercer County, OH grew at a rate of 1.15%, from 20,476 employees to 20,711 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mercer County, OH, are Manufacturing, Healthcare & Social Assistance, and Retail trade. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mercer County, OH, though some of these residents may live in Mercer County, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Mercer County, OH. In Mercer County, OH the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 44 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $9,069. Mahoning County, OH has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Ohio.

The closest comparable data for the county of Mercer County, OH is from the public use microdata area of Auglaize, Mercer & Van Wert Counties PUMA, OH.

6-17

Male Majority

6-17

Female Majority

Mercer County, OH residents 6-17 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in Ohio. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Mercer County, OH were $9,069 in 2014, but $9,010 in 2013. These numbers represent a 0.65% growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Mercer County, OH are $$519 less than the national average.

Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in Mercer County, OH compared to national reimburesments.

Medicare enrollees between the ages of 65 and 75 that have had treatment related to their diabetes and been categorized with the racial labels, either Black or non-Black, from the Dartmouth Atlas.

In 2014, the Medicare enrollees in Mercer County, OH between the ages of 65 and 75 had 339 eye exams, 424 hemoglobin tests, and 369 lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes.

Female Medicare enrollees between the ages of 67 and 69 that have been classified with the racial labels, either Black or non-Black, from the Dartmouth Atlas.

In 2014, out of the 347 women in Mercer County, OH between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, 178 had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from 2010 to 2014.

West Virginia has a Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted) value of 43.4, followed by New Hampshire with 35.8 and Ohio with 32.9. The following map shows all of the states colored according to their Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted).

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Vinton County, OH has a Diabetes Prevalence value of 17%, the highest value of any county in Ohio. This represents a 32.8% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 12.8%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Ohio colored according to their Diabetes Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Scioto County, OH has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 24.5%, the highest value of any county in Ohio. This represents a 2% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 25%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Ohio colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Mahoning County, OH has a Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People of 9.8, the highest rate of any county in Ohio. This represents a 22.2% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 12.6.

The following map shows all of the counties in Ohio colored according to the number of Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People.

Mercer County, OH is home to a population of 40,886 people, from which 99% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Mercer County, OH is composed of 39,222White residents (95.9%), 718Hispanic residents (1.76%), 365Two+ residents (0.89%), 200Black residents (0.49%), and 182Asian residents (0.45%). The most common foreign languages in Mercer County, OH are Spanish (235 speakers), German (205 speakers), and Other Pacific Island (136 speakers), but compared to other places, Mercer County, OH has a relative high number of Other Pacific Island (136 speakers), German (205 speakers), and Other West Germanic (37 speakers).

In 2016, the median age of all people in Mercer County, OH was 40. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 40.1, were generally older than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 38.6. But people in Mercer County, OH are getting getting younger. In 2015, the average age of all Mercer County, OH residents was 40.1.

As of 2016, 99% of Mercer County, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93%. In 2015, the percentage of US citizens in Mercer County, OH was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining in that location.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Mercer County, OH compared to it's parent geographies.

In 2016, there were 54.6 times more White residents (39,222 people) in Mercer County, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 718Hispanic and 365Two+ residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Mercer County, OH as a share of the total population.

787 of Mercer County, OH citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is lower than the national average of 21.1%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Mercer County, OH was Spanish. 0.57% of the overall population of Mercer County, OH are native Spanish speakers. 0.5% speak German and 0.33% speak Other Pacific Island, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other counties, Mercer County, OH has a relatively high number of residents that are native Other Pacific Island speakers. In 2015, there were 136 native Other Pacific Island speakers living in Mercer County, OH, approximately 2.46 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

In 2015 universities in Mercer County, OH awarded 157 degrees. The student population of Mercer County, OH is skewed towards females, with 62 male students and 95 female students. Most students in Mercer County, OH are White (153 and 97.5%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (2 and 1.27%), Two or more races (1 and 0.64%), and Black or African American (1 and 0.64%). The largest universities in Mercer County, OH by number of graduates are Wright State University-Lake Campus (157 and 100%), N/A (N/A and N/A), and N/A (N/A and N/A). The most popular majors in Mercer County, OH are General Business Administration & Management (38 and 24.2%), Early Childhood Education & Teaching (16 and 10.2%), and Mechanical Engineering (15 and 9.6%). The median tuition costs in Mercer County, OH are N/A for private four year colleges, and $5,842 and $14,462 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in Mercer County, OH were White. These 153 graduates mean that there were 76.5 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 2 graduates.

The median property value in Mercer County, OH is $134,800, which is 0.66 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $130,200 to $134,800, a 3.53% increase. The homeownership rate of Mercer County, OH is 76%, which is higher than the national average of 63.6%. People in Mercer County, OH have an average commute time of 17.5 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Mercer County, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$55,220

Median Household Income

±$2,363

16,109

Number of Households

±264

In 2016, the median household income of the 16,109 households in Mercer County, OH grew to $55,220 from the previous year's value of $53,099.

The following chart displays the households in Mercer County, OH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75-$100k range.

In 2016, the median property value in Mercer County, OH grew to $134,800 from the previous year's value of $130,200.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Mercer County, OH compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mercer County, OH the largest share of households have a property value in the $100k-$125k range.

This chart shows the households in Mercer County, OH distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mercer County, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800-$1.5k range.

The following chart displays the households in Mercer County, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mercer County, OH have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.

Using averages, employees in Mercer County, OH have a shorter commute time (17.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (25 minutes). Additionally, 0.99% of the workforce in Mercer County, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows the average travel time in Mercer County, OH compared to its parent geographies.